Bloomberg American Health Summit Highlights Importance of Advancing Public Health in Uncertain Political Times
December 4, 2024
The Bloomberg American Health Summit convened public health leaders, government officials, community organizations and researchers who called for advancing evidence-based research and policy that can prevent harms that are holding back life expectancy in the U.S.
Read moreNew Report: Life Expectancy Years Shorter in the United States Compared to the United Kingdom
December 3, 2024
A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 years in England and Wales, an overall 2.7-year difference.
Read more2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political Division
November 22, 2024
The seventh Summit hosted by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will convene federal and state officials, community health leaders, faculty, and others to discuss the urgency of protecting public health.
Read moreThe Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, together with The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies, Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Gates
November 21, 2024
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a comprehensive, multiplatform celebratory retrospective of The Gates, the February 2005 public art installation in New York City’s Central Park by renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Read moreLeading Philanthropies Commit $51.7 Million to Accelerate the Creation of Marine Protected Areas in The High Seas
October 28, 2024
At the COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia, Arcadia, Becht Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Blue Action Fund, Blue Nature Alliance, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Oceans 5, Paul M Angell Family Foundation, Schmidt Ocean Institute, and Vere Initiatives announced a $51.7 million pledge to accelerate the development of high-quality Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the high seas.
Read moreBrazil Climate and Ecological Transformation Investment Platform Launches to Help Deliver Brazil’s Ambitious Development and Climate Goals
October 23, 2024
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Mines and Energy, and Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services – together with partners including Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) – announced the launch of the new Brazil Climate & Ecological Transformation Investment Platform (BIP) – an initiative to advance Brazil’s ambitious development and climate goals.
Read moreJust 2.8% of the world’s ocean is protected “effectively”
October 17, 2024
Two years after the world’s nations committed to conserve at least 30% of the Earth’s land, freshwater, and ocean by 2030, only 2.8% of the ocean is assessed as likely to be effectively protected, reveals a report launched today by a consortium of nature NGOs and funders.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Announces Largest-Ever Mayors Challenge to Radically Improve Municipal Services in Cities Around the World
October 16, 2024
Michael R. Bloomberg announced Bloomberg Philanthropies’ largest-ever Mayors Challenge, a competition to spur government innovation that improves lives in cities around the world.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Unveils First Slate of Urban Solutions to Spread Through Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange
October 15, 2024
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the initial set of municipal programs and policies to enter the Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange, a first-of-its-kind initiative to help spread proven solutions from one city to others around the world.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Announces New Partnership with Urban20 to Supercharge Multilevel Climate Action and Redefine Global Urban Finance
October 15, 2024
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced it will partner with the Urban20 (U20) to support this year’s Summit in Rio de Janeiro, November 14-17.
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